GovernorSusana Martinez First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014 Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. Open Chair

Ann E. "Annie" Chavez - apparently not a candidate 2 October 2017: Withdrew stating "Unfortunately, my recent health issues are not allowing me to put forth the effort that I believe is needed to serve New Mexicans in a way they deserve."FEC H8NM01414; 30 Sep 17; Tot $20,651; Dsb $10,017

Secretary of StateMaggie Toulouse Oliver First elected in a Special Election: 8 November 2016 (re: resignation of Dianna Duran) Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 The current Secretary of State is unaffected by the State's term limit.

28 August 2015: Secretary of State Dianna Duran (Republican) is charged with 64 counts involving tampering with public records, embezzlement, money laundering, fraud, and campaign finance violations by Attorney General Hector H. Balderas' (Democratic) office.
22 October 2015: Dianna Duran resigned.
Governor Susana Martinez (Republican) will appoint a replacement who will serve until a 2016 Special Election.
23 October 2015: Dianna Duran accepts a plea bargain.
October 2015: Deputy Secretary of State Mary Quintana is currently acting Secretary of State.
15 December 2015: Governor Susana Martinez (Republican) appoints Albuquerque City Councilor Brad Winter (Republican) to this office. He has stated he will not run in the 8 November 2016 Special Election.
8 November 2016: Bernalillo County Clerk Maggie Toulouse Oliver (Democratic) is elected in a Special Election.

Auditor Wayne Johnson Appointed: 1 December 2017. Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 The current Auditor is unaffected by the State's term limit. 14 November 2017: Auditor Timothy M. "Tim" Keller (Democratic), who was first elected in 2014, is elected Albuquerque Mayor.
1 December 2017: Governor Susana Martinez (Republican) appoints Bernalillo County Commissioner Wayne Johnson (Republican) as New Mexico State Auditor.
4 December 2017: Wayne Johnson is sworn in as New Mexico State Auditor.

Public Lands Commissioner Aubrey Dunn, Jr. First elected: 2014 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 19 July 2017: Running for Congress in CD 2 in 2018.
2 October 2017: Withdrew from the race for Congress CD 2.

Political PartiesParties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties Those parties which received electoral votes through winning a plurality of a state's [or the District of Columbia's] popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.

Major Third Parties Any Party, other than a Major Party, receiving a minimum of 15/100ths of 1 percent of the nationwide popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.

Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.

"Apparently not a candidate" indicates that someone we once listed as a candidate for an elective office will not, in fact, be running for that office (primarily because said candidate is not listed on an official ballot provided by a jurisdiction's election authorities, where that candidate has not previously withdrawn his/her candidacy or otherwise indicated no longer [or even ever] being a candidate for that office).

Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.